Post by paoktzi on Jul 4, 2011 1:48:59 GMT 10
From the outset it did not appear that all was there for Olympic, and the lack of enthusiasm had a price.
With key players of C.Triantis and Giannaros out, a reshuffle and with the aftermath of the euphoria of a late winner against Sutherland it was to be an interesting encounter against a highly mobile Manly outfit.
The same player who terrorised Olympic the first round at Cromer Park that scored from a long range shot and had Akil replaced midway through the first half was back at it again.
Manly's Matt Sim was explosive down the left and caused much trouble for that weakened right side of Olympic.
Both Angel and Hadar took some time to come to terms with Sim, but by then the damage had been done.
Midway through the first half a cross into the Olympic penalty box was poorly judged by Kalouris that saw it bounce of his head and to a free Manly striker who just had Henderson to beat to put the visitors ahead.
Without too much time passing, Sim claimed the ball after some wayward passing from Olympic and from barely within the Olympic half, he managed to pass by the Olympic defence with ease to which then he unleashed a screamer that rocketed into the top left corner of Hendo's post and notching up a contender for Goal of the Year in the process.
Heads down, both supporters and players alike realised how difficult the task was to reel back the deficit.
Up front the quality of opportunities were not there and the midfield was not as potent as expected. with Angel and Gullo on the flanks, more was expected in penetrating inside the Manly half and the central midfielders of Makrys and P.Triantis just did not have the impact required.
Second half came by and although the play seemed even, Olympic still did not look like capitalising.
Coach Tsekenis had to act and the first round of substitutions came around. Bamber came off first with Taka on and then the other substitutes of Severino and Tsanidis also came on.
The momentum of the game began to change as the Manly outfit was slowly tiring and started to group together in defence with one-out strikers in counter-attack moves.
The break for Olympic came midway through the second half when a very harsh challenge on Mileski inside the Manly penalty box was not given by the referee, but the direction and bounce of the ball from the impact was not given the attention required from the offending players that saw it elude the final efforts from keeper and defender as it rolled into the net.
At 1-2 down, the match now had a life in it apart from the rough challenges. Olympic pressed forward and tried to put another one on the scoreboard.
Momentum once again was halted when a harsh challenge from Makrys was pulled up by the referee, however his remonstration to the injured player on the ground earned himself a straight red card.
With 10 men for the final 10minutes, Olympic did come close on a few occasions with a loosely held Manly outfit at that stage.
Final whistle settled the encounter to which there would be some review on the performances of some individuals.
With a week off the makeup of the frontline could be reviewed by coaching staff as it lack bites since the departure of Smith.
The potential is there across the rest of the park, with the defence being very good in general particular the tenacity of Studman in the middle.
Parramatta have turned their fortunes around to some extent with high-prized scalps in recent weeks on the back of their new coach, former Olympic player and coach Spanoudakis.
Hopefully the return of some Olympic players into the lineup and a better attitude is enough to restore and maintain a comfortable lead at the top of the ladder.
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With key players of C.Triantis and Giannaros out, a reshuffle and with the aftermath of the euphoria of a late winner against Sutherland it was to be an interesting encounter against a highly mobile Manly outfit.
The same player who terrorised Olympic the first round at Cromer Park that scored from a long range shot and had Akil replaced midway through the first half was back at it again.
Manly's Matt Sim was explosive down the left and caused much trouble for that weakened right side of Olympic.
Both Angel and Hadar took some time to come to terms with Sim, but by then the damage had been done.
Midway through the first half a cross into the Olympic penalty box was poorly judged by Kalouris that saw it bounce of his head and to a free Manly striker who just had Henderson to beat to put the visitors ahead.
Without too much time passing, Sim claimed the ball after some wayward passing from Olympic and from barely within the Olympic half, he managed to pass by the Olympic defence with ease to which then he unleashed a screamer that rocketed into the top left corner of Hendo's post and notching up a contender for Goal of the Year in the process.
Heads down, both supporters and players alike realised how difficult the task was to reel back the deficit.
Up front the quality of opportunities were not there and the midfield was not as potent as expected. with Angel and Gullo on the flanks, more was expected in penetrating inside the Manly half and the central midfielders of Makrys and P.Triantis just did not have the impact required.
Second half came by and although the play seemed even, Olympic still did not look like capitalising.
Coach Tsekenis had to act and the first round of substitutions came around. Bamber came off first with Taka on and then the other substitutes of Severino and Tsanidis also came on.
The momentum of the game began to change as the Manly outfit was slowly tiring and started to group together in defence with one-out strikers in counter-attack moves.
The break for Olympic came midway through the second half when a very harsh challenge on Mileski inside the Manly penalty box was not given by the referee, but the direction and bounce of the ball from the impact was not given the attention required from the offending players that saw it elude the final efforts from keeper and defender as it rolled into the net.
At 1-2 down, the match now had a life in it apart from the rough challenges. Olympic pressed forward and tried to put another one on the scoreboard.
Momentum once again was halted when a harsh challenge from Makrys was pulled up by the referee, however his remonstration to the injured player on the ground earned himself a straight red card.
With 10 men for the final 10minutes, Olympic did come close on a few occasions with a loosely held Manly outfit at that stage.
Final whistle settled the encounter to which there would be some review on the performances of some individuals.
With a week off the makeup of the frontline could be reviewed by coaching staff as it lack bites since the departure of Smith.
The potential is there across the rest of the park, with the defence being very good in general particular the tenacity of Studman in the middle.
Parramatta have turned their fortunes around to some extent with high-prized scalps in recent weeks on the back of their new coach, former Olympic player and coach Spanoudakis.
Hopefully the return of some Olympic players into the lineup and a better attitude is enough to restore and maintain a comfortable lead at the top of the ladder.
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